London Rally Urges: Repeal Nigeria’s anti-LGBTI laws
Nearly 100 people rallied outside the Nigerian High Commission in London on 30 September. [...]
Faith and Secular Global Bodies Learn to Live Together
There are many reasons why skeptics might find fault with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, along with 169 associated targets, which the leaders of the world (including the pope) will adopt, with some fanfare, in New York this week. One problem, [...]
Coalition: View the Evolution Panel
Weekly Coalition Update by Deanna Cantrell SPI would like to mention Coalition The Evolution Institute, especially Jerry Lieberman who was featured alongside SPI Fellow David Sloan Wilson last week at the panel on Evolution in Oslo, Norway.  Unable to [...]
Fellows: How to Market Your Protest
Weekly Fellows Update by Deanna Cantrell Check in with SPI Fellow James Doty who was featured in an edcast 10 Minute Insight Series this week.┬á Also, of note, Doty recently released a book titled Into the Magic Shop: A NeurosurgeonÔÇÖs [...]
Numbers: Federally Funded Creationism in Schools
To hand a church money on the premise to perform a service, but to do so without imparting their faith-based initiative is like taking your pet goldfish out of its bowl and commanding it breathe room air.┬á To the goldfishÔÇÖs [...]
Policy: What About ‘Religious Freedoms’ for the Secular?
Weekly Policy Report by Edwina Rogers No Government Shut Down For Now House and Senate Happenings Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell scheduled a vote on Monday that would fund the government through December 11th thus preventing a government shutdown.  This was accomplished with only [...]
Recording of the SPI International Call — September 3, 2015
About the International Coalition Calls Every first Thursday of the month, the Secular Policy Institute holds an international coordinating call for its 300 members to discuss the future of the secular movement. Call for September 3, 2015 Here's the latest [...]
Fellows: Sex IQ and Human Values
Weekly Fellows Update by Deanna Cantrell Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels- How Human Values Evolve is the newest book by SPI Fellow Ian Morris.  He presents a compelling new argument about the evolution of human values that has far-reaching [...]
Coalition: SPI Welcomes Belgian Flemish Humanist Association!
Weekly Coalition News by Deanna Cantrell SPI is proud to welcome a new coalition into our ranks.  The Belgian Flemish Humanist Association are the official, state funded humanist, nontheist, secularist and free thinkers association!  We thank you, Yvan Dheur [...]
National: Holy Rollers
HENDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. -- A watchdog group urges the Henderson County sheriff to remove "In God We Trust" from the department's patrol cars. On Monday, Henderson County Sheriff Brian Duke said he received a letter from the Freedom From Religion [...]